Show A retaliation EE BILL SENATOR REAGANS MOVE TO DEMOLISH republicans will not pass a tariff bill this session correspondence of the ENQUIRER mr cleveland returned from a three days fishing trip in west virginia this morning the senate has increased tho amount appropriated by abo fortification bill from as passed by the house to and also added a provision under which additional may be spent within three years in the purchase of guns controller of the treasury trenholm has gone to new york where he will tonight to night deliver sn address before the reform club of that city on the present aspect of the tariff question the democrats in congress propose to maka things lively for trusts by introducing separate bills covering the productions of each trust senator keagan has introduced a bill to permit the importation of jute bagging free of duty in his remarks upon the bill he spoke of the trust which had increased the price of juto bagging and said that the cottma planters were seriously discussing the advisability of withholding their cotton from the market until something can bedone to break down this trust which has boldly struck at one of the greatest interests that has no protection and which has to compete in the markets in the world with cotton from other countries congress has the power to protect this great industry by simply taking the duty off jute bagging these and other similar bahs will be forced to a vote at the earliest possible moment as it is the intention of the democrats to force the republicans to put themselves on record in this matter of trusts the republicans have not yet recovered from the panic into which air Clev elands courageous message on the canadian question threw them the senators of that party held a caucus last night to decide upon what they shall do about this question tariff upon both of which they are at sea without rudder or compass no final agreement was reached they will caucus again in a few days mr cleveland is said to havo contributed tri buted to the democratic campaign fund this is worrying the republicans a great deal but I 1 dont see why the head of the party has the right to the rank and file the house has passed the bill providing that all government securities shall be printed in the highest style of art and on hand presses this does away with the steam plate presses in the bureau of engraving and krintina ntina the house committee on foreign affairs is engaged in perfecting the bill offered by representative wilson to confer the necessary power upon the president to retaliate upon canada for her treatment of conr interests te rests the bill will be reported to the house as soon as possible and it will be passed immediately as the will not dara to oppose by dint of hard work the house has again had a quorum present this week but it is not likely to keep it long private business of a political nature will prove to be too much tor the most of the members many republicans here are of the that the senate will not pass a tariff bill at the present session perhaps not but if it does not after all the bluster in which the republican senators have indulged it will certainly be a remarkable chairmen badum and bruce of democratic nationiel Nati onial committee have submitted to mr cleveland their plan of campaign in detail and asked him to suggest any changes thai he might desire his reply was that he had no suggestions to mate that the committee were doing overy as he would have it done representative crain of texas who was a member of the house committee on foreign affairs in the last congress says the charge that mr cleveland had changed his position on the canadian quest ionis absurd when the so called retaliation act was passed march there were two bills one a house bill which was endorsed by mccleveland Mr Cleveland and WEB lust euch abill as the presidents message now calls for the other was the mut dwater an bill which was accepted by the house as better than nothing on the day before the expiration pi ration of the session mr cleveland stood then right where he does now A bill has been introduced info tho house to define trusts and the punishment of persons connected therewith washington september 1 1888 |